My second hand information about food in Hawaii may well be inaccurate and/or out of date. That wouldn't surprise me at all. It does, however, fit with my first-hand experiences in Port Aransas, which is also on an island and a largely tourist economy. Iirc: town of about 3000 and population can swell to 60k on weekends -- which is the only reason such a small town even has a grocery store when (as I understand it) you typically need about 10k to 15k local population to support a grocery store.
However, my main point was to suggest that food variety/restaurant variety and related "culture" may be limited (or only had at enormous expense -- and Hawaii isn't cheap) on a seastead anyway, regardless of size. I am curious if you think that point holds water.
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My second hand information about food in Hawaii may well be inaccurate and/or out of date. That wouldn't surprise me at all. It does, however, fit with my first-hand experiences in Port Aransas, which is also on an island and a largely tourist economy. Iirc: town of about 3000 and population can swell to 60k on weekends -- which is the only reason such a small town even has a grocery store when (as I understand it) you typically need about 10k to 15k local population to support a grocery store.
However, my main point was to suggest that food variety/restaurant variety and related "culture" may be limited (or only had at enormous expense -- and Hawaii isn't cheap) on a seastead anyway, regardless of size. I am curious if you think that point holds water.
Thanks.